Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-08
PASSING EVENTS.


this profession is fraught with dangers OF
which the average female knows nothing"
PASSING EVENTS.
In Nebraska legislators have only rail
roads, school land thieves, normal school
ficnds, appropriation plunderers, boodllng
judiciary committees, and few other less
important matters to contend with. Down
in Massachusetts the life of the legislator Is
filled with woe and doubt. National topics
like the lobster crowd in upon his rev cries
haunt him in his sleep and in his day dreams.
The following bill has been introduced in
the legislature in the old Bay state:
Section l. Whoever, at any season OF the
year, sells, offers for sale, or has in his Dos
session with intent to sell, consume or de.
stroy the lite of a lobster less than l0l1
inches in length, shall be punished by fine
of IS for every such lobster so sold, offered
for sale or hsd IN possession s $50 with intent 70
for the purposes of this act the measurement
shall be taken from the extremity OF the bone
projecting from. the head to the end OF the
lobster, extended on its back its natural
length. In all prosecutions under this sec
ton, the possession of any lobster not OF the
required length shall be prima tacle evidence
to convict.
While this bill does not provide for state
demand for one. The scientist whose duty
it will be to measure the lobster from the
bone of his middle flipper, will have an ex-
citing time. Why not dozen or so OF
the expectant candidates for police commits
sions, oil inspectors. ETC., go down to Massa-
chusetts and apply for the position to be
created under the generous and humane
provision of the above copied hpper bill.
The married persons property act, as
passed by the Pennsylvania legislature this
week, provides that a woman should not
convey real estate except in conjunction
with her husband. In view of the fact that
man cannot under the present law In that
state, deed his property to another and make
clear title without the cooperation OF his
wife, the law, il is thought, is good one.
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THE case of young Fotherlngham tho ex-
press messenger. implicated in the jim Cum
mlngs robbery, was on trial at ST. Louis thus
week. Among the points which the COM
pany urged were the fact that Fotheringham
prior to the robbery made Inquiries with
view to getting another position: that he in.
tended to leave the employ of the company;
that he inquired of employees in the COM
pany's Office as to what nights the largest
runs were sent out. The night of the rob-
berry was one OF the heavy run nights, and
he knew almost to dollar the amount OF
money in the run; that several OF his state
ments regarding the entrance OF Witrock to
the express car and the manner of the rob-
berry were not correct; that his story about
receiving letters from the rObber purportng
to be from Superintendent Damsel and
Route Agent Barrett, was only partly true,
and that numerous other of his statements
were not correct all going to show that he
was In c0lluSion with the robbers. However,
he was discharged, and to-day's dispatches
announce that he has sued the Adams ex-
press company for 100000
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BARNUM missed the opportunity of q life
time In not making the discovery thus told
in a Washington special: 1.-THE United States
man -Of-war Galena arrived at the navy yard
to-day from the tropics with cargo of mon.
keys and curioSitcs for the Smithsonian in
stitutiOn on board. Among other things Is
the famous prehistoric image from the Easter
island, which is considered as great a Curl
osity as the Obeisk of Egypt. 1t is now two
years since Prof. Baird first set on foot ef-
forts to secure one OF these Idols,
when the United States steamship
| MOhican was directed to 20 to
Easter island and secure ono. The
island is In the eastern part OF tho
| Pacific ocean, 1900 miles from the coast OF
| South America. 1t is about eleven miles
| long and six miles wide with about thou
sand inhabitants of the Polynesian race, who
are seldom visited by navigators They are
are Christians, having been converted by
| some French missionaries in 1856. The is
land contains several hundred OF these
| gigantic statues, the antiquity OF which is a
sealed book to chronological students. The
present inhabitants of the island have no
| tools with which to have carved them, nor
means with which to have moved their. IL
seems certain, therefore, that they are tho
| product OF some former age. Native tradi'
| ton gives them supernatural origin" The
| Cardiff Giants ancestry Is now known. This
| last find settles IL.
At Grena ada, Miss, a pastor OF church
was shot by a commercial man. Tho shoot
| ing occurred in the ''drunmer's' own house,
| the only witness being his wife, Just be-
fore dying The preacher said that he alone
was 10 blame, and asked that the husband be
! unmoIcsted There saould be a certain limit
| to the intimacy existing between pastor and
| his flock. Tho clergyman who encourages
members OF his church to come to him with
| family matters or secret cares should not be
tolerated. Gossip should not be permitted,
and no familiarity countenanced, especially
| on the part Of the female denon nation. 1t
Is very easy for woman, pious perhaps, but
| sometimes very soft and shallow, to como
under the influence OF pastor, be roused'
| warmed, sootEed, exalted, aud she may I'M
agine edited. In course OF time such
| action becomes source OF annoy
| ance and SORROW to both. IL
mast finally be understood that what worldly
| preachers and sentimental! women call COM
munion of soup and kindred spirits holy
sympathy mutual help' and words In tho
same strain Is not reiis on-it Is not even re-
ligious. II is simply the lower nature, the
human passion of one creature toward
another. Had the Grenada woman thought
Of 10y and peace and love and goodness
there would have been one grave less aud
husband happy and no doubt contented. VI
the scoundrel who had stolen the livery OF
the court OF heaven TO serve tie devil In,
nothing need be said.
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During a recent cold spell man cama
into Remove. Pa, from Tamarack Swan p.